Aftershocks of the CLICO fallout has extended to the National Super League as the Management of East West Coaching School made a difficult decision to opt out of the competition. East West, who has been struggling in the standings, finishing thirteenth after the first round, are now unable to field a team as they have not been able to meet their financial commitments to their players. These commitments were upheld by the strong financial backing of CL Financial.
National Super League
T&TEC, Economy Strikers in final
T&TEC will meet Economy Strikers in the final of the 2009 bmobile National Super League Knockout on Friday. The two teams pulled off wins over the Defence Force and Queen’s Park Cricket Club, respectively in the semi-finals on Friday evening in a double-header at the Queen’s Park Oval, St. Clair.
Parkites, Defence Force reach Super semis
Queen’s Park and Defence Force booked places in the semifinal round of the bmobile National Super League knockout competition with contrasting wins on Sunday. The Teteron Boys, beaten in the final last year by the T&T Under-20 team, eked out a 1-0 win over hosts and current league leaders, bmobile Joe Public at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. Sterling O’Brien was the hero with a 61st minute strike, setting up a semifinal clash on Sunday with the winners of the M&M Harvard and Economy Strikers encounter which takes place tonight at Macoya from 7 pm.
T&TEC wins Player of the Month
Central stopper for T&TEC, Mr. Clint de Verteuil, won player of the month for July in the bmobile National Super League as he was voted Most Valuable Player on three occasions and has greatly contributed to T&TEC’s rise in the league to second place after the end of the first round.
Defence Force beat Carenage in NSL knockout
A LATE brace by Kareem Simon handed Defence Force a 3-1 victory over Carenage United in the bmobile National Super League (NSL) knockout competition and a place in the next round.
T&TEC lights up Phoenix for semis spot
T&TEC got goals from three different players to blank 1976 Angostura Phoenix 3-0 in the bmobile National Super League knockout quarterfinal at Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre, on Friday.
TTEC disconnect Strikers 3-0 in rescheduled match
TTEC whipped Economy Strikers 3-0 in their rescheduled bmobile National Super League Match Day Nine encounter at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Balmain Couva on Sunday.
Phoenix eliminate Harlem
DARREN MITCHELL netted a pair as 1976 FC Phoenix stormed from a 2-0 deficit to spank Harlem Strikers 4-2 in their rescheduled first-round bmobile National Super League knockout tournament at Canaan, Bon Accord on Tuesday.
WASA washes away Carenage 5-0
Michael-Lee Celestine scored a pair of goals as WASA washed away Alcoa Carenage United in their re-scheduled bmobile National Super League match at WASA St Joseph Ground on Wednesday.